I A Vol. III. No. 35. ll •I I ii 1 Northern Pacific Farmer O. A. WHITNEY. W- J- WHIPPLE. WHITNEY & WHIPPLE, PROPRIETORS. ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING AT WADENA. WADENA COUNTY. MINNESOTA. BATES IS APVANCE: One copy one year, six months NOTE.—We $1.50 80 liave received a reply to "D" from Yiola Cole, which came too late for publication. 4 THE REPLY. To the Editors of the If. P. Farmer. In reading the article signed D., in l«ist weeks FARMER, and headed Tem perate Temperance, it seems to me that a reply would not be out of place in fact it would seem to be expected, at least by the author. Now I do not wish to be understood as championing Yiola Cole, who I am convinced is abundantly capable of taking care of herself, and of making good her po sition as set forth in a previous issue of your valuable paper. Nor do I wish to defend our more enthusiastic temperance friends against the accu sal ions brought against them by "D.," for the reason that he did not accuse t-Iiem of anything....

HOBTHEM PACIFIC FARMER WHlTNtfX & WHIPPLE, Publishers. WADHffA, WADENA, CO., MINNESOTA. CURRENT TOPICS. THERE has been a sharp advance in gov ernment four and four-and-a-half per cents, based on the action of the house of repre sentatives, which voted that the rate of in terest on further issues should be three per cent. THOMAS COOPER, a colored man, of Chicago, has recovered $2,000 from an om nibus company. It was claimed that orders had been given to drivers not to carry col ored persons. Cooper was ejected, and in the melee, was injured to some extent. AILLEK G. CAMPBEI/L, of Utah, who hopes to get delegate Cannon's seat in con gress, is a democrat, of fine natural ability, and quite remarkable in appearance, with his long and heavy full beard and well poised head. He is worth some $2,000,000 or $3,000,000, made within the past four years from mining in southern Utah. Orig inally he was from Kansas. ISAAC C. PAKKEB, judge of the United States district court at Fort Smith, Ark...

MINNESOTA NEWS. Minnesota Legislature. MONDAY, JANUARY 10. Both houses met in the evening, with a slim attendance. In the senate notice was given of the introduction of a bankrupt bill by Senator Buck of Maukato, being the same in substance asthat passed two years ago, which did not re ceive the signature of the governor. In the house Mr. McCracken introduced a bill pre scribing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree, but putting it in the power of the jury to prescribe imprisonment for life. In short, the bill seeks to exactly reverse the pres ent law. The secretary of state was requested to furnish the population of all the counties and towns, with a view to a just apportionment, TUESDAY JAN. 11. SENATE.—Bills were introduced to provide A comprehensive bankrupt law to guard against fraud and corruption at elections to define and punish offenses in public conveyances provid ing that counties pay the expenses of opening highwavs fixing the legal rate of interest and def...

Continued from 1st wage.) them died. Will the FARMER, or some of its readers who are, or have been sheep growers, tell us something about the care and management of sheep? It is not high-toned theory of scientific breeding we ask for, but something that a poor man with a small flock of sheep, can put into practice and be benefited by it. The counsel for defendant in the law suit, Dell Wright vs. James Hark com, submitted to the court the fol lowing, as near as we can copy it, and acted as if he thought it was all that was required to gain a decision in fa vor of his client'. Januery the 13 1881 Met in a Cause of Sivil a ction. Cort Called. James Ilarkcom the defenda demands: The joining of ones the Cort to 81io\v the joining of isue there anon James Ilarkcom demanded judgement for the cost of suit. How true it is that many a man with intellect, surpassing those who lead and rule the world, live and die in obscurity. Almond Lamphere lias returned to Iowa. INCOG. A Remarkable Occurren...

County and School orders bought at the City Bank, Wadena. Fuller & Jones have a good yoke of young cattle for sale cheap for cash. Rev. E. S. Peake, of Detroit was in Wadena Tuesday, and made us a pleas ant call. Geo. F. Cowing, Supt. of Schools, Otter Tail Co., was in Wadena over Sunday. The Fargo Republican will, start a daily edition in a few days, making three daily papers that little city sup ports. If you want to buy canned goods, tobacco, cigars, starch, and all kinds of candies at cost, call at the City Restaurant. The first person sending us a copy of Volume 3, No. 1, of the FAKMER, will be entitled to three months sub scription. CARPETS.—If you are in need of a carpet, call at the postoffice and 'ex amine those fine samples of Mr. Peake's. He can suit you. We have recieved a little newspa per, called the Osakis Journal, print ed at Osakis, Minn. It is a new pa per and quite a spicy sheet. WANTED! ML2S bach & Meyer, Wadena. On Monday, the mail from the east was unin...

IX THE OLD CHURCH-TOWER. In the old church-tower Hangs the bell And above it on the vane, In the sunshine and the rain, Cut in gold St Peter stands With the keys in his two hands, And all is well. In the old church-tower Hanga the bell You can hear its great heart beat, Ah! so loud, and mild, and sweet, As the parson says his prayer Over happy lovers there, While all is well! In the old church-tower Hangs the bell, Deep and solemn. Hark! again, Ah! what passion and what pain! With her hands upon her breast, Some poor soul has gone to rest Wnere all is well! In the old church tower Hangs the bell— A quaint friend that seems to know All our joy and all our woe It is glad when we are wed, It is sad when we are dead, And all is welL—[T. B. Aldricli. THE CHILDREN'S HOME. If it had not been for a feather you might never have heard of Beulah Sharpe. It was just dusk, and two girls were go ing home from their work in the mill. "I tell you, ten dollars a week isn't bad, now, is it?" the olde...

GEORtiE ELIOT. Judge not! The keen, the diamond-pointed pen Hatn fallen from the woman's weary fingers, And on the mouth which spake high truth for men Death's lowly silence lingers. The eves that sought life's mysterious to scan. With daring glance from which no depth was hid, Now rest content to see no further than A straightened coffin-lid. We crowned her brow the queen of such wide fame As seldom man's more ardent thought hath wooed But still our hearts were heavy for the shame She wrought to womanhood. Judge not! It is not Genius, it is D?ath Who lifts her errors sacred from our blame. Weep for the passing of her mortal breath, And praise her noble name! —LITERARY WORLD. THE CHRISTIASCY DIVORCE. Kx-Sen.itor '"hristinncy's Answer to his Wife's Cross-Bill—How He was Inveighed by the Treasury Girl—A Sensational Document. Washington dispatch. The long-expected answer of Minister Christiancy to the cross-bill for divorce en tered by his wife has been filed in the equity court. The m...

k-' ill $ ft I 2 Vol. III. No. 36. Northern Pacific Farmer 0 A. WHITKST. W.J. WHIPPLE. WHITNEY & WHIPPLE, PKOFB1STOB& ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING AT WAOENA. WADENA COUNTY. MINNESOTA. RATES IN ABVAHCB: One copy one year, six months $1.50 80 Neighborhood News. IiSAFRlVSK. Current and McKinzie are going to make a fortune in the tie business or bust. Look out for the explosion. Barnell is at his old trade again, hauling larger loads of ties than any man north of the river. M. S. Morical has a lot of good hay to sell cheap, for cash. Don't let the cattle go hungry. If there is anyone doubts Leaf River having more bachelors than any other town in the State, just let them un dertake to furnish each one with a women. Jerry and Aleck says: "let 'em send 'em on. O. K. SHELL PRAIRIE. There has been nothing very excit ing since I last wrote you. One wedding. The parties were from Third Prairie, and I did not get their names. The ceremony was per formed by Jugde Smith, of Vernda-le. Th...

NOETHERJTPACIFIC FARMER WHITNEY & WHIPPLE, Publishers. WADENA, WADENA, CO., MINNESOTA. CURRENT TOPICS. A SERIES of exhaustive experiments on the cultivation of the amber cane are to be made at the Minnesota university. BY the census it appears that Minnesota has only ten Chinese within her borders, and it can be safely affirmed that these Chinese may stay, or go, as they please. LINCOLN is suggested as the name of a new territory to be carved out of Dakota, the obiect being to perpetu ate the name of the great historic character in the line of American Presidents. OI/EOMAKGARINE is a subject of discus sion in legislatures and boards of trade, but it is doubtful whether it can be driven from the market until butter makers produce a better article. Shoddy butter is a worse nuisance, if possible, than oleomargarine. STATISTICAL writers are already engaged in estimating the wheat crop of 1881, and they make it about480,000,000 bushels, with nearly 220,000,000 for expoitation. Many t...

AN IDYLL. Mary had some little skates, And with them went to slide She slipped, and therefore had a 601, As also did her pride. heels flew up, her head went down, And struck upon the ice, Displaying both her striped hose, Which surely was not nice. She jumped up quickly on her feet, And said she did not care lint, on the hose a card was seen Marked "fifteen cents a pair." COLLAR AND ELBOW. A Wrestling Match in the Mines of California 011 New Year's Day. Before Father Ryan came quietly into our rough mining town, we hid never observed any suspicious religious character mousing arotuid for a gospel ranch. In fact, none of us ever had taken thought to ask if any man in camp had any religion of any kind but when Father Ryan came there he seemed to know all about it. He called the people of his faith together, or visited them one at a time, and among the first things we knew, lie began with his own hands, assisted by others, to grade a level spot on one of the rock-faced hills surroundin...

ON THE DEFENSIVE. To the Editors of the N. P. Farmer. As "D" saw fit to challange me, I will engage in the duel, but no sec onds are necessary, for I do not fear my antagonist in the least as the wea pons to be used are only words, and it is generally conceded that a woman is as good with such weapons as a man. To begin with then, I think D. had better seek for some other "civilized nation" where such woeful mistakes are not allowed by people or consti tution, and where such "mischievious confusion" does not reign. He might be happier, and there must be such a grand government somewhere on the face of the globe, for D. says so. Again, he speakes of me in connection with Neal Dow and Mrs. President Hayes, as a crusader. I have never claimed to belong to the crusaders, al though it would be more of an honor than a dishonor if I did. And I real ly feel exalted to see my non deplume in such close proximity to the name of Mrs. Pres. Hayes. I never expect ed such an honor, Mr. D.,when I w...

Vol. i. Rev. Maltby will preach at Bluffton next Sunday. School will begin in Wadena next Monday. Someone in Wadena is a very good catcher. County and School orders bought at the City Bank, Wadena. S. S. Gardner and wife are in Keene, N". H. Fuller & Jones have a good yoke of young cattle for sale cheap for cash. Remember, the Pioneer Press and FARMER, one year for $2.50. We are informed that M. S. Mori cal, of Leaf River, is very sick with 1 ung fever. FOR SALE.—One 3 year old colt, cheap for cash. Geo. Forman, first door from grist mill. Minneapolis Weekly Tribune and FARMER, one year for $2.50. Don't forget it. Wood and tie business is brisk again, in consequence of the fine weather and sleighing. J. Kephart started for Jamestown, D. T., Monday evening. He will re turn next Saturday. Go to Webb & Peake's, for your buckwheat "slapjacks" and corn "dodgers." Divine services in Peake's Hall next Sunday morning and evening, conducted by Rev. C. R. Snyder. If you want to buy ca...

HOW TO LIVE IN WINTER. Timely Words Taken Irom the Lips of Or. Willard Parker, an Eminent Physician of New York-Good Food. Pare Air and Person al Cleanliness Demanded.. The New York Herald has a long and interesting conversation with Dr. Willard Parker, a patriarch of the New York Acad emy of Medicine, vigorous and clear-headed at the age of 80. When asked, "How shall the public resist the sharp changes of tem perature in this variable winter weather?" Dr. Parker answered, 'Keep up an equilib rium of the circulation and dress accord ing to the temperature." Omitting a portion of the interview relating to things in New York, not of general interest, the Doctor made an earnest plea for personal cleanli ness, and went on to say: This instrument—the body—is constantly wasting and repairing the operation of re pair and waste is continuous, and in order to accomplish this end the body is occupied in making blood, and may therefore be de nominated a blood making machine. The blood will be ...

MINNESOTA NEWS. MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18. SENATE.—Bills were introduced providing for the removal of the coanty seat of Lincoln from Marehfield to Lake Benton authorizing the Winona Mining company to engage in manufac turing atone and brick increasing area of lum ber districts incorporating Pine City incorpor ating the village of Perham. A communication was received from the national census bureau, through the secretary of state, giving the pop ulation of Minnesota by counties, the total being 780,807. The senate voted for United States senator. HOUSE—About an hour was passed in discus sing the propriety of printing 26,000 copies of the governor's message in differ ent languages, but no final decision was arrived at Eleven new bills made their appearance. At noon the vote for United States senator was taken, resulting as follows: S. J. R. McMillan, 92 H. H. Sibley, 4 C. H. Roberts, 2. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19. SENATE—Bills were introduced to increase the standing appr...

pffiyn rpp" Vol. III. No. 37. Northern Pacific Farmer WHlTKBg & WHIPPLH, yiowaiOM' ISSUED EVBRY THURSDAY MORNING AT WAOENA. WASENA CWMtV. HMNICSOTA. UTM IK AITAICl: One eopj on* ye*r, six months #1.60 10 MORE TDIF1BATB THHKiflK •NOB. To Ike EditoraoTtha N. F. Farmer. I find that my attempt to oppose a popular prejudice, is like trying to dam up the Niagara river, and has only brought a deluge about my own ears. In addition to the din of your correspondents, I am beset by tliat army of genteel tramps, who deluge our country school houses with cold water lectures, and wishey-washey songs. They persuade the simple aotters to sign pledges of abstinence which they know will be broken, and broken pledges turn more honest peo ple into hypocrits than ail other caus es combined. The inhabitants of England Prairie are superior to the average frontiers in education and Intelligence. Many of them are clas sical scholars, and all so far as I know Are temperate in their temperance, i. e. neit...

NORTHERN WHITNEY A WHIPPLE, Publishers. WADENA, WADENA, CO., MINNESOTA. CURRENT TOPICS. v-.n THREE inches of snow at New Orleans, and severe weatherat other southern point*, may serve to reconciledeiiizens of more northern latttudestothe domiiuon. of ice king. AFTER the fourth of March there will be more millionaires in the United States sen ate than ever before since the: organization of the government.. Nearly all the newly elected senators are of this class. Ail the bills now before congress for the new apportionment of representatives give, Minnesota five, members,, and that number may be considered as her quota under any apportionment that may be made.. ACCOUNTS fromEngland of the effects of the c.old weather reveal unprecedented suf fering from that cause. People perish in the-streets of London and other large towns, business was almost entirely suspended, and the railroads were only kept open with the greatest difficulty. A.,, LEtiiSLAttTBfcS lire now in session in twenty-eig...

HORTHEEtf PACIFIC FARMER NEWS SUMMARY. WHITNEY A WHIPPLE, Publishers. WADENA, WADENA, CO., MINNESOTA. CURRENT TOPICS. THREE inches of snow at New Orleans, and severe weather at other southern points, may serve to reconcile denizens of more northern latitudes to the dominion of the. ice king. AFTER the fourth of March there will be more millionaires in the United States sen ate than ever before since the organization of the government. Nearly all the newly elected senators are of this class. ATjIj the bills now before congress for the new apportionment of representatives give Minnesota five members, and that number may be considered as her quota under any apportionment that may be made.. ACCOUNTS from England of the effects of the cold weather reveal unprecedented suf fering from that cause. People perish in the-streets of London and other large towns. Business was almost entirely suspended, and the railroads were only kept open with the greatest difficulty. LEGISLATURE'S are now in ...